34Review and amendment of water management plans

34 Review and amendment of water management plans

(1)  [Section 34 Subsection (1) amended by No. 12 of 2004, s. 17, Applied:09 Jun 2004] After adoption by the Minister of a water management plan, the Secretary must review the plan, in accordance with the requirements specified in the plan, if any, or a direction under subsection (1A) or where it is necessary to do so to ensure the consistency of the plan with any relevant State policy.

(1A)  [Section 34 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 12 of 2004, s. 17, Applied:09 Jun 2004] The Minister may direct the Secretary to review a water management plan if satisfied that it is necessary or desirable to do so owing to environmental, economic or other reasons relating to the water resource to which the water management plan relates.

(2)  In reviewing the plan, the Secretary –

(a) [Section 34 Subsection (2) amended by No. 12 of 2004, s. 17, Applied:09 Jun 2004] must propose amendments (if any) that are required for the consistency of the plan with any relevant State policy; and

(b) may propose such other amendments to the plan that the Secretary considers to be necessary or desirable to give effect to the objectives of this Act.

(3)  Subject to subsections (4) and (5) , the procedures provided by Division 2 for the preparation and adoption of a water management plan are to be followed when the plan is amended.

(4)  Where the only amendments to the plan are those referred to in subsection (2)(a) , it is not necessary to follow the procedures referred to in subsection (3) if –

(a) [Section 34 Subsection (4) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 19, Applied:11 Feb 2009] the Secretary publishes a copy of the proposed amendments in a local newspaper together with a notice inviting members of the public to provide written representations on the proposed amendments within one month after publication of the notice; and